Wk 1 · 2026
Northwestern State Demons at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston
· ESPN+
Northwestern State Demons
FCS / Other · no games yet
at
7:30pET
LT -41.5 · total 52.5 DraftKings
Sun Belt · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
N'Western St form
L 0-70at CINL 0-66at MINN
2025 season
Louisiana Tech form
W 42-30at MOSTW 34-28vs LIBL 3-28at WSUL 24-25at DELW 55-14vs SHSU
2025 season
N'Western St this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Louisiana Tech this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
Louisiana Tech leads the series 2–1 · Louisiana Tech has won the last 2
3 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
18.3 points toward Louisiana Tech
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-09-09 | N'Western St 21 — 51 Louisiana Tech | at LT | Louisiana Tech |
| 2017 | 2017-09-02 | N'Western St 24 — 52 Louisiana Tech | at LT | Louisiana Tech |
| 2014 | 2014-09-20 | N'Western St 30 — 27 Louisiana Tech | at LT | N'Western St |
N'Western St leaders
No tracked players for this team.
From this site’s tracked-player feed; ESPN published no season leaders for this team.
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Louisiana Tech leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Blake Baker QB #5 | 102/155, 1251 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT |
| Trey Kukuk QB #2 | 57/86, 526 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Clay Thevenin RB #9 | 121 CAR, 605 YDS, 8 TD |
| Trey Kukuk QB #2 | 79 CAR, 488 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Omiri Wiggins RB #22 | 97 CAR, 468 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Eli Finley TE #84 | 37 REC, 440 YDS |
| Devin Gandy WR #1 | 22 REC, 376 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Marlion Jackson WR #5 | 17 REC, 283 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Clay Thevenin RB #9 | 29 REC, 251 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Jacob Fields S #10 | 91 |
| Mekhi Mason LB #4 | 68 | |
| Jadon Mayfield LB #22 | 57 | |
| Sacks | Mekhi Mason LB #4 | 3.5 |
| Jadon Mayfield LB #22 | 3.5 | |
| Donovan Rieman DL #98 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jakari Foster DB #6 | 7 |
| Michael Richard S #7 | 3 | |
| Jacob Fields S #10 | 3 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.